Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-06-02
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

The Canadian Pacific r. B., has So
curedan entranceinto Chicago through Pres
ident Ledyard Of the Michigan Central The
Canadian faclhc will run its freight trains
from st. Thomas to Detroit over the Michi-
gan Central thence over the Wabash to But
Ter, Ind, and at that point connect with the
Baltimore & Ohio, reaching Chicago over
the latter's tracks. 1t will also use the
Wabash road to East st. Louis. Its through
sleepers to Montreal, will be run over the
Michigan Central from Chicago. The pro-
posed advent Of the new line causes con-
siderable f1uttering among the officials OF
the Eastbound routes.
"A Chicago dispatch of the oath says
that the necessity for more storage room
created by the present speculative situation
has brought about project which is about
to take shape in the building of a new ele-
vator with a capacity of 4,5o0 600 bushels
Il is to be located on Goose Island beside
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul tracks.
1t is ascertained beyond a reasonable doubt
that the owners are r. ID. Armour and the
above-named railroad company. The con-
sumation of this scheme, it is said may have
some unsatisfactory influence upon the
milling interest at Minneapolis.
VIM. O'Brien, the Irish orator
arrived at Montreal Friday from Albany,
and was met at the depot by an immense
concourse Of people, who took the horse
from the carriage occupied by O'Brien
amid the singing of "God Save IRELAND" !"
The carriage was drawn to st. Lawrence
hall, from the balcony of which O'Brien
made speech. His address covered about
the same grounds he h I'd covered before.
He was frequently applauded, and the men en-
ton of Lansdowne's name was greeted with
groans and Kisses. Several other speeches
were made, but there was no outbreak.
Local elections took place in Vir-
ginia on the 9th. In Norfolk county
Ashbury, colored Republican was elected
commemorative attorney, which is said to
be the first time in the history of the state
where n colored man has been elected to
this position. Portsmouth City elected the
Democratic ticket by large majority over
labor ticket.
The remains of Mary Harden were
inferred at Athens, Ca, o, Sunday,
with the original manuscri Of John
Howard Payne's "Home, SU :. Home,''
which was interlined with the, hor's pro-
testation Of love and a propost emarriage
which her father influenced her reject.
The visible supply of wheat in the
United States and Canada decreased l,450,-
600 bushels during the past week, corn de-
creased $50, 900 bushels, oats decreased ST.
900 bushels and barley decreased $1,000
stock of wheat on hand is 3,0lS, 900 bushels
A party of eight men set out from
Harbor Springs Mich, on Sunday, for a
sail on Traverse bay. The yacht was struck
by squall and capsized and five of the
party, including Capt. Gale, the host, We're
drowned. The gentlemen were from Chi
cago and Milwaukee.
At Wichita, Kansas, Capt. w. S.
White, one of the most prominent and
highly respected citizens, and for many
years editor of the Beacon, died at his home
there at O'Clock Friday morning. He was
married to his betrothed an hour before his
death.
$4,000 has been subscribed in Michi-
gan for Lake Linden sufferers by fire, but a
great deal more must be supplied, as the
total insurance is only $427 900 on loss of
S2,000,0o0. Appeals for aid are made to the
country generally.
The barbecue given Thursday by the
National Butchers Association at Chicago,
is pronounced the greatest event of the
kind on record. Forty Thousand; persons
were present and $1,000 pounds of meat
were served.
May Oath, the sixty-eighth anniver.
sary of Queen Victoria's birthday was
Loyalty celebrated in Winnipeg and through
out the province. Every town and
village in Manitoba held celebration.
The business failures during the last
seven days number for the United 1873, fol-
Canada %, total of 175 against $50 last
week and ISL the corresponding week OF
last year.
Two thousand people are destitute at
Lake Linden, Mich, and measures are being
taken at Detroit and other places for theil
relief.
$4,000, including $4,000 appro.
priated by the Michigan legislature, has
been pledged for the Lake Linden sufferers
Eight houses were destroyed by fire
at Panama and few persons injured, May
%. Loss 100000.